Webpack is terrible to use. Very inconsistent and results in a mess of code for your configuration. I suppose part of that comes from the 10+ loader interfaces it uses under the hood. But most of it comes from organic growth (I assume) and the fact that there are no JavaScript standards (e.g. no filesystem or pipe like interfaces, the competing module systems and no standard library)

This is a nice guide to starting with webpack that I think describes it very well: https://what-problem-does-it-solve.com/webpack/index.html I'd recommend this guide to anyone who is trying to get started with webpack.

I wish there was an intuitive way to chain JavaScript file transformations together, but it doesn't seem like there is one yet. Webpack is close, but I think it has too much baggage to get there.